Tetsuo Hara
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga artist
famous for drawing the series Fist of the North Star
(known as Hokuto no Ken in Japan), which he co-authored with Buronson. He is cousin
to comedian
Ryo Fukawa
and a close acquaintance of fellow manga artist Tsukasa Hojo
(of City Hunter
fame).
after graduating. As an amateur, he won the first prize of the 33rd Fresh Jump award for his one-shot Super Challenger. Hara's professional career began with his first published work: Mad Fighter in 1982. His first serialized work in the Weekly Shōnen Jump
was the Iron Don Quixote, which lasted only ten weeks in serialization. He achieved fame after the publication of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star
) in 1983, which he co-created with Buronson and ran for six years. After the completion of Fist of the North Star, he worked on shorter series and one-shots, including three different adaptations of Ryu Keiichiro's novels (Keiji, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sakon). His current series is Fist of the Blue Sky
, which has been serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch
since 2001.
He suffers from keratoconus
which left him blind in one eye, so all his work must be fixed by his assistants due to errors in perspective and he can no longer ink his own work.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
famous for drawing the series Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...
(known as Hokuto no Ken in Japan), which he co-authored with Buronson. He is cousin
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
to comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Ryo Fukawa
Ryo Fukawa
is a Japanese comedian. He belongs to Watanabe Entertainment. On television he generally takes minor roles and is characterized by his child-like temperament and boyish looks. He is also a member of the owarai group, No Plan....
and a close acquaintance of fellow manga artist Tsukasa Hojo
Tsukasa Hojo
is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart....
(of City Hunter
City Hunter
is a hardboiled manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. The manga was adapted into an animated television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987...
fame).
Career
A native of Tokyo, Hara attended Hongo Senior High School and worked as an assistant to manga artist Yoshihiro TakahashiYoshihiro Takahashi
is a Japanese manga artist. He writes under a pen name in which his first name Yoshihiro is spelled out in hiragana .Takahashi was born September 18, 1953, in Higashinaruse, Akita. He was very interested in drawing growing up and, in the 60's, started publishing small comics in several newspapers...
after graduating. As an amateur, he won the first prize of the 33rd Fresh Jump award for his one-shot Super Challenger. Hara's professional career began with his first published work: Mad Fighter in 1982. His first serialized work in the Weekly Shōnen Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
was the Iron Don Quixote, which lasted only ten weeks in serialization. He achieved fame after the publication of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...
) in 1983, which he co-created with Buronson and ran for six years. After the completion of Fist of the North Star, he worked on shorter series and one-shots, including three different adaptations of Ryu Keiichiro's novels (Keiji, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sakon). His current series is Fist of the Blue Sky
Fist of the Blue Sky
is a martial arts/noir manga series by Tetsuo Hara with plot supervision by Buronson that was serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch from 2001 throughout 2010. It is a prequel to Fist of the North Star, which Hara originally illustrated and co-wrote with Buronson...
, which has been serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch
Weekly Comic Bunch
is a defunct Japanese manga anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 throughout 2010...
since 2001.
He suffers from keratoconus
Keratoconus
Keratoconus , is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal gradual curve....
which left him blind in one eye, so all his work must be fixed by his assistants due to errors in perspective and he can no longer ink his own work.
Manga
| Title | Magazine | Date | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly Jump | 1982/4/10 | One-shot | |
| Fresh Jump | 1982/10 | One-shot | |
| Weekly Jump | 1982 (No. 43) | One-shot | |
| Weekly Jump | 1982–1983 | 2 | |
| (prototype version) | Fresh Jump | 1983 (April, June) | one-shot (2 chapters) |
| Weekly Jump | 1983–1988 | 27 | |
| Weekly Jump | 1988–1989 | 4 | |
| Weekly Jump | 1990–1993 | 18 | |
| Weekly Jump | 1993 (No. 5-6) | One-shot | |
| Weekly Jump | 1994–1995 | 6 | |
| Weekly Jump Spring Special | 1995 | One-shot | |
| Weekly Jump | 1995 | 3 | |
| Weekly Jump | 1996 (No. 43) | One-shot | |
| Manga Allman | 1997 (No. 2) | One-shot | |
| Weekly Jump | 1997–2000 | 6 | |
| Manga Allman | 1997–1998 | 1 | |
| Bart 3230 | 1998–2000 | 2 | |
| Monthly Gotta | 2000 | 1 | |
| Weekly Comic Bunch Weekly Comic Bunch is a defunct Japanese manga anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 throughout 2010... |
2001–2010 | 22 | |
| Ikusa no Ko: Oda Saburo Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi... Den (いくさの子 織田三郎信長伝 Child of War) |
Monthly Comic Zenon | 2010- |
Novels
- Kōryū no Mimi - (4 volumes, 1991–1993)
- Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi (1 volume, 1995)
Other works
- Saturday Night Slam MastersSaturday Night Slam MastersSaturday Night Slam Masters, known in Japan as , is a 1993 pro wrestling arcade game released for the CP System by Capcom. The game features character designs by manga artist Tetsuo Hara, famous for Fist of the North Star....
/Muscle Bomber (1993 arcade game) - illustrations. - Ring of Destruction - Slam Masters II (1994 arcade game) - illustrations.
- Itadaki Muscle! (2006 TV series) - illustrations for the opening intro.
- Mori no Senshi Bonolon (2006 anime series) - producer, character designer